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Leafs sign OEL [4 years, $3.5mil AAV]

In a more sheltered role, OEL provides the Leafs another puck moving blue liner that they desperately needed. He?s not the first pairing guy he once looked like he might develop into, but he?s still a solid lower in the lineup option.
 
I would have been fine with a higher end RHD and then one of OEL and Liljegren on the 3rd pair. I think it's clear what happened: Leafs knew they were out on all the other options other than Tanev and scrambled to get both of them signed, which was probably their Plan D at best.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I would have been fine with a higher end RHD and then one of OEL and Liljegren on the 3rd pair. I think it's clear what happened: Leafs knew they were out on all the other options other than Tanev and scrambled to get both of them signed, which was probably their Plan D at best.
Makes total sense
 
This is sort of like the Klingberg signing to me.
When the musical chairs music stopped for UFA dmen, OEL was what they regarded as maybe the best of the few who were left that they had cap space for.
I might have grabbed Edmundson (if he was available around $1.7)
 
Guilt Trip said:
OEL in Florida was good.. if we get that version, it's good.

He was. I think a lot of people are still basing their judgement of OEL as the $8M first pairing guy who couldn?t live up to that contract or that role. That?s not what he?s been brought into be. As a 4/5 type, he?s a very good add at a reasonable cost.
 
dekedastardly said:
Dumb for not going hard after Zadorov - made even worse that he goes to the B's. Who's left for the right side with some snarl?
6x5M for Zadorov, huge pass.  He had a good playoff but essentially he's a 5, 6 guy. 
 
Terrible signing. The Leafs need playoff success and there's no evidence OEL can be a contributing guy on a winning team in the postseason.
 
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